Maria Morgan is the founder and CEO of Kineara, a social enterprise that supports people facing some of life's toughest challenges across housing, employment, and education, and the author of Embrace Your Why & the Value of It.

Having spent much of her career working alongside individuals and families experiencing hardship, Maria saw first-hand where traditional support systems were falling short. In 2012, she founded Kineara with a simple belief, lasting change starts by understanding people's circumstances, strengths, and needs as a whole.

In this episode, Maria reflects on the experiences that shaped her journey into social entrepreneurship and the lessons she has learned from years supporting communities through housing insecurity and crisis. We explore how to design services around real human needs, what founders often get wrong about value and impact, and why staying connected to your own purpose can help guide some of the toughest decisions you'll face as a leader.

Thank you Maria for such an honest and inspiring conversation.

To learn more about Kineara - https://kineara.co.uk/

Audio production by Flora Warshaw.

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Vitalii Diakov co-founded Bring Together, a social enterprise dedicated to promoting mediation and supporting communities affected by displacement and conflict, after being forced to leave Ukraine and rebuild his life in the UK.

What started as a deeply personal response to conflict has grown into a mission to help others navigate division, trauma, and rebuilding through dialogue.

In this episode, Vitalii explains what mediation really is and why it’s becoming essential in today’s world, especially for displaced communities. He shares the story of building Bring Together alongside his wife while starting over in Dundee, and the realities of launching a social enterprise under such circumstances.

Thank you Vitalii for such an honest and thought-provoking conversation.

To learn more about Bring Together - https://bringtogether.uk/

Audio production by Flora Warshaw.

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Felicity Halsted set out to tackle one of the UK’s most persistent challenges: youth unemployment. As the founder and CEO of GoodWork, she has built a charity dedicated to helping young people access meaningful employment, while navigating the complex realities of funding, leadership, and impact in the social sector.

In this episode, Felicity shares her journey of building GoodWork from the ground up and what it means to work in service of young people during turbulent economic times. She reflects on the early days of the organisation, the importance of focusing on real job outcomes, and the systemic barriers that continue to limit social mobility. Felicity also opens up about the role of neurodivergence in shaping her leadership style, the pressure of personal branding as a founder, and why maintaining an abundance mindset is essential for anyone working to create change in the impact sector.

Thank you Felicity for the thoughtful and personal insights.

GoodWork - https://www.goodwork.org.uk/

Audio production by Flora Warshaw.

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